GEMC 101 (Quiz, Rizal’s Annotation of Antonio de Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas)
I. Direction: Put a tick (/) on statements which are correct about Rizal’s purpose in
Annotating Antonio de Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (right minus wrong).
__/__1. To awaken in the Filipinos “ a consciousness of our past, now erased from memory.”
__/__2. To correct “what has been distorted and falsified” concerning the FIlipinos” and
____3. To reject the history of the Philippine islands as portrayed by the colonies and proved a
new view or a native’s view of Philippine history.
__/__4. “To better judge the present and assess our movement in three centuries.”
__/__5. To correct what he understood to be erroneous reports and slanderous statements that
could be found in most Spanish works on the Philippines.
_____6. To critique and reject the idea that the backwardness of Filipino society was due to the
Filipinos themselves.
__/___ To recover the pre-colonial past that was erased from the memory of Filipinos by
colonization
II. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise.
TRUE_ 1. One of the main reasons why Rizal went abroad is to publish books on various
aspects of life in the Philippines.
TRUE_2. Rizal wanted Ferdinand Blumentritt to write a book on the history of the Philippines.
FALSE3. Rizal was very eager in writing a book about the history of the Philippines for he was
confident with his knowledge about the country.
FALSE4. Rizal’s annotation is the first publication written about the Philippines by a Filipino.
TRUE_5. Rizal was the first to use the term Filipino and associated terms (e.g. negritos,
igorrotes) to refer to the inhabitants of the Philippines.
TRUE_6. Rizal’s annotation is considered as a “re-writing of Philippine history.”
TRUE_7. Rizal in his annotations was “correcting” Philippine history as perceived by foreigners.
TRUE_8. Rizal’s annotations contained anti-clerical biases.
FALSE9. Rizal’s annotations were all accurate.
FALSE10. Rizal’s annotations were not criticized by both Filipinos and foreigners.
III. Essay
1. Explain the importance of Rizal’s annotation of Antonio de Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas
Filipinas.
2. Give 2 examples of Rizal’s annotations and present its relevance.
3. Was Rizal’s annotations historical or propaganda? Explain by providing concrete
examples.
